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Home My WebLink Aboutweekly notes 3-24-23 CITY OF OAK PARK HEIGHTS – WEEKLY NOTES for: March 24th, 2023 TO: City Council Members& Staff FROM: Eric Johnson, City Administrator Zoning & Development Items: 1.No new applications have been received for the April Planning Commission. 2.A Detached Garage at a home on Omaha Ave. did collapse – likely due to the weight of snow.Julie Hultman is working through the clean-up with theowners Other Items: The City did receive the attached letter from the City of Bayport commeting on its liklihood oparticipation in a collective study for fire / ems services– generally being positive. I have followed-up with a response that mirrors Council directives– also enclosed. Both the hairs from West Lakeland and Baytown Township have expressed a positive opinion of their communities participation – similar to both the City ofStillwaterand LakeviewAmbulance. A formal reqest will be sent to all parties next week. Community Thread has senta letter of thanks to the CIty for its continued support of their operations/programming – see enclosed. Washington County is seeking general community input into the use of Opioid Settlement Funds– See the enclosed email – but the DIGITAL COMMUNITYSURVEYcan be found at:https://www.co.washington.mn.us/opioid Chief Hansen supplied the meeting Minutes from the Feburary2023 – MCF-Community Advisory Commttee Meeting Chief Hansen and the City Engineerhave compiled a reporton the potential of placing a STOP SIGN th on 57Street. Reportis enclosed …Map shows area The City has completed the two GRANT FUNDED projects for the Kng Plant studies– Utility feasibility and Fiscal Impacts. The State did perform its requried auditand sucessfully closed the project out– on time and underbudget relative to the City’s predicted out of pocket costs. The letter notes the City was late withan annual report, that is true…by fourdays. Thesegrants require signficantpaperworkand reporting gates. The City’s legislative consultant has advised that the Senate Energy PolicyBilldoes include the City’s desired Decommissioning and Demolition Plan for Coal Fired Plant. st The League ofMinnesota CitiesAnnual Conferenceis being held June 21-23 in Duluth. We are informed that hotel availability may be limited– please register earlyand secure hotel room if you planned to attend. o https://www.lmc.org/learning-events/events/league-events/2023-lmc-annual-conference/ Mayor McComber Provided: 1.NLC Updates - from 3/22/23 2.Information on recent Legislation for LGA – (OPH possible to receive $82,140) 1 of 24 City of Oak Park Heights 14168 Oak Park Blvd. N Oak Park Heights, MN 55082 Phone (651) 439-4439 Fax (651) 439-0574 3-24-23 TO: Matt Kline, Interim City Administrator – City of Bayport – via email only mkline@ci.bayport.mn.us FROM: Eric Johnson, City Administrator RE: BAYPORT LETTER – 3/21/23 Dear Matt Thank you for thecommunicationattached. It is positive to hear that Bayport is generally willing to participate in this exploration. Please note, while we have not yet extended a letter seeking formal commitments from each party we have received positive feedback from our expected counterparts that yes – they desire to participate. We continue to craft that formal invitationand is forthcoming soon. As it relates to funding, if Bayport would be at all interested in providing funding… that wouldbe greatand at whatever level you may think is reasonable; however our City Council has expressed that it is not looking to burden anyone with that financial responsibility – ratherthattheir timeand experience is most critical.Our rough timeline – is th to issue the RFP on or about May 19, 2023. Please recall Inoted in my letter dated 3/6/23 that yes, we desire input into that RFPfrom othersAND well in advanceof any issuance – see excerpt below. To that end, … when would you like to discuss thisRFP and/or any other element of this – I am generally available at your discretion and convenience. Thank you Eric Johnson City Administrator Cc:John Hall, Baytown Township Dave Schultz, West Lakeland Township 2 of 24 3 of 24 March 21, 2023 Eric Johnson, Administrator City of Oak Park Heights Dear Friends of Community Thread, Thank you for your donation of $3,000 to Community Thread. Your support will help us continue to assist older and disabled adults who turn to us for services to remain independent and engaged in community life. Last year, we enhanced our services to meet the needs of adults under our Thrive at Community Thread program. These services included rides to accomplish errands, grocery shop, and obtain essential goods and prescriptions. In addition, our programs welcomed participants throughout the St. Croix Valley, with nearly 11,000 visits in 2022, a 73% increase over the prior year. We have continued to provide supportive services and engage older adults through group activities that reduce loneliness and isolation. We also continued to offer volunteering experiences, engaging over 2,000 people in service initiatives that made a difference in our community by addressing a gap. Through these programs and services, Community Thread enriches the lives of thousands of residents in the St. Croix Valley each year thanks to the generous support we receive from our community, including the City of Oak Park Heights. On behalf of those who rely on our programs and services, thank you for your support of our work to help us realize our vision of a community where all people are engaged, enriched and connected. With gratitude, Sally Anderson Executive Director Community Thread 4 of 24 5 of 24 6 of 24 7 of 24 8 of 24 9 of 24 10 of 24 11 of 24 12 of 24 13 of 24 14 of 24 15 of 24 March 24, 2023 The Honorable Mary McComber Mayor, City of Oak Park Heights 14168 Oak Park Blvd. North Oak Park Heights, MN 55082 Sent via emailto: marymccomber@aol.com RE:Monitoring of Grantee Performance for theImpact Studies Project, Community Energy TransitionGrant # CETG-21-0003-Z-FY21 Dear Mayor McComber: On March 20, 2023, Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) staff, Erin Welle, met with Eric A. Johnson and Betty Caruso for the purpose of monitoring the above-referenced grant. DEED’s primary concerns are to help the city of Oak Park Heights (City) meet the objectives set forth in the Community Energy Transition Program, and to ensure compliance with all applicable regulations so that full benefit is derived from the grant. We have no negative findings from monitoring this grant; however, annual progress reports were submitted late to DEED. For future grants it is recommended that annual reports be submitted by the reporting deadline. Based on staff review of the project documentation, we are changing the status of this grant to “Closed.” A copy of the Grant Adjustment Notice (GAN) that implements this change is attached. Congratulations on the successful completion of this project. We appreciate the City’s efforts in administering this grant. If there are any questions, or if we can be of furtherassistance, please contact me at 651-259-7451. Sincerely, Kristin Lukes, Director Brownfields and Redevelopment Unit Enc. Cc: Eric A.Johnson, City Administrator Betty Caruso, Finance Director Business and Community Development Division st National Bank Building 1 332 Minnesota Street, E200 Saint Paul, MN 55101 16 of 24 www.mn.gov/deed 17 of 24 18 of 24 19 of 24 20 of 24 21 of 24 22 of 24 23 of 24 House Research Dept. City Cluster Listing Current law 2023 and 2024 City LGA vs. Run:lga23/24/HF1377DivRep Page 1 of 19 3/21/2023 12:12 PM 2024 LGA under Division Report Cityname: 2021 Certified Estimated 2024 Estimated 2024 LGA change LGA change Div Population2023 LGALGA curr.law under Div Report Div Rep - 23Rep - 24 curr law (1)(2) (3) (4)(6=4-3) (5=4-2) Metro Center Cities MINNEAPOLIS434,34674,542,06474,565,20583,197,9748,655,9108,632,769 ST PAUL312,04072,817,36072,852,88483,852,72811,035,36810,999,844 Cluster total 746,386147,359,424147,418,089167,050,70219,691,27819,632,613 Established Cities ANOKA18,0412,089,4562,090,3912,333,307243,851242,916 ARDEN HILLS9,89700151,787151,787151,787 BROOKLYN CENTE33,5852,500,3692,502,5963,159,658659,289657,062 COATES14600000 FRIDLEY CITY29,5361,871,7381,872,9842,280,609408,871407,625 GOLDEN VALLEY22,33400000 HILLTOP971168,765168,984217,81849,05348,834 HOPKINS18,926925,794927,2931,119,750193,956192,457 LANDFALL81785,71985,76195,2189,4999,457 LITTLE CANADA10,766220,919221,262457,548236,629236,286 LONG LAKE1,73400000 MAPLE PLAIN2,051216,982217,131278,23461,25261,103 MAPLEWOOD42,1391,349,6171,352,1822,257,272907,655905,090 MENDOTA2098,7906,7006,700-2,0900 MOUNDS VIEW13,133856,860857,2281,068,800211,940211,572 NEW HOPE21,870867,286867,8981,415,686548,400547,788 NEWPORT3,890452,475413,575504,43751,96290,862 OAK PARK HEIGHT4,8300082,14082,14082,140 OAKDALE28,1352,1332,916573,726571,593570,810 OSSEO2,681623,049623,151692,29869,24969,147 RICHFIELD36,6612,038,7112,039,6833,730,4341,691,7231,690,751 ROSEVILLE36,440003,5093,5093,509 VADNAIS HEIGHTS13,08000000 Cluster total 351,87214,278,66314,249,73520,428,9316,150,2686,179,196 Large Cities APPLE VALLEY56,31800000 BLAINE70,97900000 BLOOMINGTON90,9740070,74570,74570,745 BROOKLYN PARK86,10602,5361,133,3371,133,3371,130,801 BURNSVILLE64,62700532,794532,794532,794 COON RAPIDS64,12801,9761,029,0561,029,0561,027,080 EAGAN69,08600000 EDEN PRAIRIE64,14200000 EDINA53,57200000 LAKEVILLE72,13500000 MAPLE GROVE70,24700000 MINNETONKA54,70400000 PLYMOUTH81,18400000 ST LOUIS PARK50,14401688,25488,25488,238 WOODBURY75,72300000 24 of 24